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All you motherfuckers can't appreciate a simple beer like Spotted Cow. Except for the mediocre aroma, this hit all the intended marks, and it tastes great. Creamy, deep, warm, and joyous, it brings you right back to that time when a beer like this one was revolutionary. You should be so lucky to have a beer like Spotted Cow to kick around.

When one reads the bottle, it says "made with a Wisconsin farmhouse yeast." Though I don't live in Wisconsin and have had this before through trades and as a prior homebrewer, this is a nice cream ale and not a saison. Anyone who has ever had this can tell you that the "Wisconsin farmhouse yeast" is due to the fact that this style was produced during Prohibition in farmhouses so they wouldn't get in trouble with the law.
After further ado, here's the rest why this is a cream ale.
Cream ales should be poured into pint glasses and that is what I did.
The appearance was a light straw golden yellow color with a thin white little head. A nice transparency allows a carbonation to be seen rising into the head.
The smell, let's just say, it's a Budweiser that is clean, clear-cut with a light playful sweet corn malt.
The taste was mainly sweet subjugating my taste buds with a clean sweet aftertaste and finish.
The mouthfeel was light on the body with a crisp sweet sessionable feel surrounding my tongue.
Overall, its a wonderful cream ale and often hard for some American brewers to re-create though some Irish ones are getting it right. New Glarus is the American company on their tales as far as this style goes.

Finally got a hold of some of this. Thanks Jake.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking hazy to semi-transparent golden color. A quickly dissipating less than a finger's worth of white foamy head just slides right on out into non-existence. Lacing, what lacing, but I'm not worried, read on please.
The smell takes sweet corn malts and blends into a super light sweet breadiness.
The taste copies the smell and has no aftertaste nor finish.
The mouthfeel was light bodied with a nice sessionable creamy smooth feel about it. Carbonation runs light and smooth.
Overall, as a cream ale this one works. I expected nothing less. When in Wisconsin, one doesn't drink AB products when you have this. I heard it's considered a saison on untappd, because people are idiots on that site. I'm glad Beer Advocate has it correct.

This beer is not a cream ale nor is it a Saison. Its a Wisconsin Farmhouse Ale. Can we get that added as a style on BA?

Spotted Cow is available everywhere in Wisconsin and I dig that because its chill enough for my swill chugging friends to get into. Its also a brew that is just adored by beer drinking females who might otherwise be drinking miller lite or worse alchipops.

About 5 years ago bars around here started serving the cow with a lemon as if it was a Heffeweis. I dont get it. I think that lemon ruins this beer and shy away rom it when possible.

The cow is sweet, the corn is just barely noticeable, there is absolutely no bitterness. Slightly bready, grainy, and with just a touch of lemon and orange.

Generally a great session beer but nothing too special. This has become the quintessential Wisconsin micro but dont go expecting something spectacular from it. Its really more of a micro for the masses then anything else.

It pours a pale gold with a little haze. There is a rather unimpressive head that dies a little too quickly.

The smell is relatively absent. There seems to be some crisp cereal type grains (like 6-row) and a faint corn type smell. It is subtle and unoffensive.

Grainy malt dominated the taste but I also detect just a slight grassy hop flavor. It's full bodied and palatable to even the most inexperienced drinker.

The mouthfeel seems just a little slick and oily. The carbonation is mid range which is lower than I would expect coming from the nose and initial taste. The drinkability is phenomenal as I can and have pounded these as fast as BMC all through out college.

Growing up in Wisconsin I know first hand how popular this beer is among almost every resident of the state. This is the best designed gateway beer from BMC to craft that I have ever tasted. I have never met anyone who didn't like it and for this reason it can be found in pretty much every bar in WI, even the most grungiest of biker bars. This beer is practically a state symbol, and even though it isn't the most exciting of the NG offerings, I applaud it's ability to open up the palettes of Miller Lite swilling residents of Wisconsin one pint at a time.

Definitely the staple beer of New Glarus but a bit overrated. Nice hazy orange and yellow appearance. Aromas of corn, malt sweetness, and some fruitiness as well. Tastes are pretty similar with a lingering malt sweetness. Lighter mouthfeel with a lingering sweetness on the palate. Overall a solid drinkable brew but not as good as some other stuff from NG in my opinion.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 7/10/2015. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy bright golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon, cracker, corn, white bread, pear, apple, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of pale malt, earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, cracker, corn, white bread, pear, apple, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, cracker, corn, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic balance and robustness of pale malt, earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness. Very clean flavors after the finish with the restrained yeast fruitiness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/bready/grainy mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a fantastic cream ale style. All around awesome balance and robustness of pale malt, earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.

Yep, it's a 5. And it's my favorite beer of all time.
Chicagoan who makes the trek across the border just for this - it's that good.

It pours like a classic lager with a foamy, creamy white head that sticks to the glass as you drink it. Not cake icing cream but more of a corn cream mixed with biscuit. There is a fruitiness, melon and citrus/lemon flavor - albeit subtle. Not hoppy at all - sweet malt on the nose. Grains and grass. The aftertaste is better than any lager or pils I've EVER had. And yes, they do make other beers like Moon Man or Two Women, which are also GREAT. Also good to note they use fresh, natural ingredients and if you know anything about the brewery in New Glarus, this beer comes from a good place.

The quintessential, ultimate midwestern beer. It fits, it fits Wisconsin and the midwest. It fits the same way a double IPA fits San Diego. You can mow the lawn or tailgate with this. That kind of accessibility - without giving up an ounce of quality - is what makes this so special. Amazingly drinkable. Great paired with spicy food or pizza.

Very smooth and easy to drink. This is one of those beers that you can drink all day long and never get sick of. Being from Illinois people rave about this beer since they can't get it in Illinois. What they don't realize is that NG makes a ton of other amazing beers that are just as good, if not better than Spotted Cow.